The three foremost principles of Kanban Change Management are: Start with what you do now. Agree to pursue improvement through evolutionary change. Encourage acts of leadership at all levels. These […]
Five Rules for an Effective Daily Scrum
Of all the Scrum ceremonies, the “Daily Scrum” is the easiest one and the one that gets adopted first when an organization migrates to Scrum. You may hear jokes about […]
Kanban Maturity Model: Patterns for Team Kanban
Team Kanban, formerly referred to as a form of “proto-kanban”, describes a level of organizational maturity. The Kanban Maturity Model (KMM) calls this level of organizational maturity “Emerging”. That is, […]
Scrum Mastery and Kanban – Working Together to Help Your Team Solve Problems
Part I – Visualizing Work This article is part one in a six part series towards helping Scrum Masters get better at their craft. You are a Scrum Master, responsible […]
Agile Planning and the Cynefin Model
Many experts in the Agile community know of the Cynefin model. For those who may be unfamiliar with it, Wikipedia has a great summary of the Cynefin model. I believe […]
Using Kanban in Scrum Teams to Manage Dependencies
All teams that work together and collaborate have challenges. In my work as a consultant and coach I have come across some common problems that I have seen Scrum teams […]
9 Agile Estimation Techniques
Many people have used a variation of Planning Poker to do Agile estimation. Here is a reference of 9 different Agile estimation techniques for different circumstances. I have seen all […]